🌯🍗 Chicken Shawarma Wrap
A classic street-food style wrap with juicy spiced chicken, creamy sauce, and fresh veggies—all rolled in warm flatbread.
đź›’ Ingredients
🍗 Chicken shawarma
- 500 g (1 lb) chicken thighs or breast, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp cinnamon (key shawarma flavor)
- ½ tsp chili powder (optional)
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
🌯 Wrap
- 4–6 pita breads or flatbreads
- Lettuce, shredded
- Tomato, sliced
- Cucumber, sliced
- Pickles (optional but traditional)
- Red onion, thinly sliced
🥣 Garlic sauce
- ½ cup yogurt or mayo
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Optional: pinch of cumin
👨‍🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate chicken
- Mix chicken with olive oil, garlic, spices, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Let sit at least 30 minutes (overnight is best for deeper flavor).
2. Cook chicken
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken until browned and fully cooked, about 6–8 minutes.
- Let rest slightly, then slice if needed.
3. Make garlic sauce
- Mix yogurt (or mayo), lemon juice, garlic, and salt until smooth.
4. Assemble wrap
- Warm pita or flatbread.
- Add garlic sauce, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and pickles.
- Top with chicken.
5. Roll & serve
- Wrap tightly like a burrito or fold into a pita pocket.
- Serve immediately.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
- Serve with fries or seasoned potato wedges 🍟
- Add hot sauce or chili garlic sauce for heat
- Pair with pickled vegetables for authenticity
🔥 Tips
- Chicken thighs give juicier results than breast
- A hot pan = better char and flavor
- Don’t skip the cinnamon—it gives signature shawarma depth
- Toast the wrap slightly for extra texture
🌯 Why it’s so good
It combines smoky spiced chicken, creamy garlic sauce, and fresh crunchy vegetables—classic Middle Eastern street flavor in every bite.
If you want, I can also make you a baked oven shawarma tray version, a rice bowl version, or a spicy chili shawarma wrap.